Double shade and curtain bracket.



O. DORN. DOUBLE SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLIGATION FILED 00T.2, 1912.

Patented July 22, 1913.

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OTTO BORN, OF NEVTARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 0F TWO-THIRDS 'I'O CHARLES BOLZAU & SON, OF HARRISON, NEW JERSEY.-

IDOUBLE SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

Application filed Get-ober 2, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, O'r'ro DonN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Double Shade and Curtain Brackets, 'f which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make, construct, and use the same reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to shade roller brackets for supporting shades and curtains, and has for its object to produce adjustable brackets that will carry either one or two shades, together with a lace or other curtain, independent brackets being provided for each shade, so that the two shades need not necessarily be of exactly the same width.

Other objects will appear from the description hereinafter given, and my invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically defined in the appended claims.

Owing to the fact that the rollers of stock shades are apt to vary more or less in length and that it is difficult to put up shades in rigid fixtures, it is desirable that the brackets of each pair be adjustable toward andfrom each other, so that they need not be removed from the woodwork in putting up new shades, but may be readily shifted to accommodate shades of varying length within reasonable limits.

My present invention aims to overcome these difficulties, while at the same time, a very e'tiicient bracket composed of a minimum number of parts is provided. I

In carrying out my invention, I make use of the structure illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a front elevation illustrating a set of brackets as in use, inner and outer shades being indicated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged sectional end view, taken on lines 00 m in Fig. 2 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrow, and Fig. 4 represents the man her in which the supporting bracket which Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1913.

Serial No. 723,471.

supports the shade roller brackets is secured to a flat surface.

Similar letters'of reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and drawings.

ln the drawings, a represents a support ing bracket adapted to be secured to the woodwork of a window casing by means of nails or screws, Z). The supporting bracket is provided with upper and lower longitudinal guides, c and (Z upon which the shade roller brackets are mounted.

0 represents a spacing element shown secured to the outer end of the supporting bracket a by means of screws, f or it may be formed integral with said bracket and designed to elevate the bracket a sufliciently to permit the free movement of the shade roller brackets on the guides c and (Z when the b 'acket c is secured to a flat surface as shown in Fig. lof the drawings as distinguished from Fig. 2 of the drawings in which case the bracket 0 is secured to a molding g on the window casing.

7b represents a resilient support preferably in the form of a flat spring, iivotally secured to the inner end of the bracket (1. and designed to be permanently secured to the window casing in any convenient manner as by means of screws 2' when said bracket has been properly located on said window casing. The resilient support it being in the form of a flat spring enables the bracket (4 to be leveled at all times irrespective of the thickness of the molding g.

In case the bracket (0 is secured to a flat surface, as shown in Fig. 4:, of the drai'ving, the resilient support is depressed to its en tire extent and secured to the window casing.

j represents the outer shade brackets for an outer shade, one outer bracket in each pair being provided with a round hole, and the other with an angular opening Z to receive the respective attaching ends of a shade roller. Each of these brackets 7' is provided with a recess m to receive and support a curtain pole.

at designates the inner shade brackets for an inner shade, one bracket in each pair being provided with a round hole 0 and the other with an angular opening 72 to receive the respective attaching ends of a shade roller.

Each of the brackets and a is provided with an attaching plate 9 the sides of which are bent around the guides 0 and cl to adapt it to slide thereon. Set screws may be provided on the attaching plates to lock them on the guides but in practice I find that they can be dispensed with.

From an inspection of the drawings it will beseen that the inner shade brackets 01 are formed with two sides and a top as distinguished from the outer bracket j which has only one side. This construction enables me to use an outside shade of greater width than the inside shade and which will not interfere with the inner bracket as has been common heretofore.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a bracket in which I have reduced the number of parts, and that when assembled and in position upon a window casing the possibilities of the parts becoming separated by careless manipulation have been reduced to a minimum. The parts are of such shape as to lend themselves readily'to manufacture by the use of suitable punches and dies from ordinary sheet metal.

While I have shown a specific construction and described the advantages thereof, I do not desire to be restricted to the exact construction shown and described, as vari ous changes in details may be made with out departing from the principles involved.

I claim:

1. A double shade and curtain bracket comprising a supporting bracket provided with upper and lower longitudinal guides, outer and inner shade brackets adjustable on said supporting bracket, the outer shade brackets being provided with means to receive a curtain pole, and the inner shade brackets provided with an offset, whereby an outer shade of greater width than the inner shade can pass between said inner shade brackets.

2. A double shade and curtain bracket comprising asupporting bracket provided with upper and lower longitudinal guides, a resilient support secured to the under side of the inner ends of said supporting bracket, outer and inner shade brackets adjustable on said supporting bracket the outer shade brackets being provided with means to receive a curtain pole.

3. A double shade and curtain bracket comprising a supporting bracket provided with upper and lower longitudinal guides, a resilient support pivotally secured to one end o'f said bracket and a spacing element formed on its opposite end, outer and inner shade brackets adjustable on said supporting bracket the outer shade brackets being provided with means to receive a curtain pole.

A. A double shade and curtain bracket comprising a supporting bracket provided with guides, a resilient support pivotally secured to one end of said bracket, and a spacing element formed on the opposite end, outer and inner shade brackets adjustable on said supporting bracket, the inner shade brackets provided with means whereby an outer shade of greater width than the inner shade can pass therebetween.

This specification signed and witnessed this 25th day of September, 1912.

OTTO DOT-(N. lVitnesses FREDK. C. FIsoHEn, EDWARD A. Grr'r.

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Washington, I). C. 

